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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES GENERALLY.
Table IV. shows the total number of cases of infectious disease
(excluding Tuberculosis) notified during the year, the distribution
by age-groups and the number of cases admitted to hospitals.
Notifications.— The total number of cases of infectious
disease, excluding tuberculosis, notified during the year was 477,
as compared with 489 for the year 1931. 180 notifications were
in respect of chickenpox, which continued to be notifiable in the
Borough until the end of July.
Chicken Pox.— Chicken pox which was made a notifiable
disease in the Borough from 1st February, 1930, was removed from
the list of notifiable infectious diseases in July, as there did not
appear to be justification for extending the period of notification of
this disease in view of the decreased prevalence of Small-pox in ths
Metropolis.
Smallpox.—The prevalence of Smallpox showed some decrease
generally throughout the Metropolis during 1932, and in the
Borough only 1 notification in respect of this disease was received,
as compared with 1 the previous year. The case was a mild one, and
there were no secondary cases. Investigation failed to trace the
source of the infection.
A number of contacts who reside or work in the Borough had
to be kept under observation daring the year and in this connection
the inspectors paid 416 visits to Smallpox contacts.